4. Reading Skills Comprehension: The Sacred Fruit of Action

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The Sacred Fruit of Action

THE SACRED FRUIT OF ACTION

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One Saturday, Ramayana was offering prayers to the Lord when he called his son and told him to get some plantains for a rupee. The boy readily ran out and purchased the plantain, but on the way back he saw another boy with his mother. They were very hungry. When the hungry boy saw the plantains he ran towards them. The hungry mother who saw the boy running ran after him and caught him. The two collapsed out of hunger. The young boy felt sorry for the sufferers. He thought that it was much better to feed the hungry than to take the bananas home. He gave the bananas to the mother and the son and later brought them water to drink and relieved them of their hunger and thirst. The two expressed their gratitude in many different ways. Tears of joy rolled down their cheeks. The young boy went home empty-handed.T he father asked him if he had bought the bananas. He replied in the affirmative. When he asked where the bananas were, the son replied that the bananas he bought were sacred, they could not be seen and hence would never rot. The son explained that he had fed two hungry souls with the bananas, and the fruits which he bought the home are only the sacred fruits of the action. The father felt that his son was worthy of him and all his prayers had been answered that day. He developed great affection for the son and their relationship strengthened with time.

Choose the most appropriate option out of the following:                                                              

 (i)What did the father ask his son to bring?        

(a)Sweets for pooja     (b)Green bananas for a rupee   (c)Incense sticks for pooja (d)All of these.

 (ii)What did the son see on the way back home?         

 (a)A mother and her hungry son                                   (b)A hungry son           

(c)A hungry mother                                                       (d) A hungry mother and son.

  (iii)What did the hungry boy do on seeing the plantains?        

 (a)He ran to snatch the plantains                                   (b)He begged for the plantains      

 (c)He cried with hunger                                                 (d)He requested his mother for food

  (iv)How were these people relieved of their hunger    

  (a)They got little rice to eat                                           (b)They got bananas to eat          

(c)They died due to hunger and were relieved              (d)None of the above.

(v)What was the sacred fruit of action which the child brought?

 (a)Blessings of the two hungry souls                             (b)Curse of his father for not bringing the fruit

 (c)Both of the above                                                       (d)None of the above.

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